US rank #11335 Girls' name Peak 1995 1,402 births

Cera — #11335 US girls' name

1,402 babies named Cera in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s1421990s6812000s3872010s1502020s35
#11335
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Cera was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

98 babies were named Cera in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cera

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,402 babies named Cera between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cera currently holds the #11335 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 98 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 681 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 123 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Cera in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cera in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,402 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cera at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,402

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

1995

98 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,335

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
98
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Cera by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
681 births that decade — 49% of Cera's all-time total
1970s71980s1421990s6812000s3872010s1502020s35

Cera by state

Where Cera concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
123 8.8%
#2 Texas
89 6.3%
#3 Illinois
18 1.3%
#4 Florida
16 1.1%
#5 Michigan
11 0.8%
#6 Georgia
7 0.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.4%
California share of Cera's total US births 8.8%
Even split

123 of 1,402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cera?
1,402 babies have been named Cera since 1979. It currently ranks #11335 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 98 births.
When was Cera most popular?
Cera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 681 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Cera most popular?
The top states for the name Cera are California (123 births), Texas (89 births), Illinois (18 births).
How long has the name Cera been used?
Cera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cerenity, Cerise, Cerena, Cerina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.